Three hundred and twenty new personnel have been recruited into the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi.
COP Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director General in charge of Legal and Prosecution, who reviewed the passing out parade of the recruits at the Ashanti Regional Police Training School in Kumasi, has assured Ghanaians that the Police Service and other security agencies remain unfazed and are determined to deal decisively with the threats posed by criminals and make Ghana one of the most peaceful countries in the world.
He reiterated that the police would not relent in its effort to make the country a congenial haven for economic growth and development.
According to him, the security of the country was threatened by serious and organised crimes such as robbery, terrorism, kidnapping, human trafficking, piracy, narcotics, money laundering and cyber attacks, among others, and said this called for the urgent need to reinvent their strategies to counteract these threats.
“We need a paradigm shift as a nation to address all security challenges and guarantee the safety and security of the good people of the country,” he noted, adding, “We can only consolidate peace and security in the country when there is effective collaboration between police and the public that it serves.”
COP Boakye reminded the new recruits that as they step into an era of a professional career as law enforcement officers tasked with the core mandate of maintaining law and order, it was an honor to take up the mantle to serve their country, not only for themselves, but their families, the Police Service, and Ghana as a whole.
He advised them to bear in mind that they cannot succeed in their efforts to protect lives and property without respecting members of the public, and cautioned them against being carried away by their new status and engage in acts which would bring shame and dishonour to themselves, family, the police Service and Ghana.
The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution also reminded them that they had been trained on the norms, traditions, values, and principles of democratic policing, which thrived on the principles of responsiveness and accountability, and the fact that their chosen career calls for selfless service to humanity, commitment and sacrifices.
He also charged the recruits to avoid bad associations and put on the cloth of patriotism, humility, courtesy, honesty, civility, and commitment to the career they had chosen.
COP Boakye, however, cautioned the recruits that the police administration would not spare anyone who would involve himself or herself in any criminal or unprofessional conduct, and that such persons would be dealt with in line with the administration procedures and or tenets of the rule of law when the need arose.
He stressed that any unsatisfactory performance would attract the needed sanctions in accordance with the regulations of the service, and urged them to work diligently to guarantee their confirmation into the service as constables.
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